[Nailzs]

So, has anyone received a pair of these yet? Mine arrive Friday from the left coast via ultra slow FedEx Ground. The wait is torture.

It took 13 days for FedEx to get me a 2 pound package from NJ to Florida. Hope you have better luck.

 

[JM1979]

This line of Audeze are not recommended for noise isolation, are they? I like to have a pair of iems for plane travel.

 

[Ken G]

Affirmative. I would look elsewhere if you want iems for use on a plane.

Although, I wouldn't rule them out for travel. I have a pair of iSine 20 that I usually take with me if I want to the full on Headphone experience listening at the hotel but don't want to bring a large over ear + dac/amp. They pack up small and I get tremendous sound out of the Cipher and my iPhone.

I usually just pack another iem for the plane.

 

[Wes S]

This line of Audeze are not recommended for noise isolation, are they? I like to have a pair of iems for plane travel.

Not at all, they are open.

 

[GDuss]

Affirmative. I would look elsewhere if you want iems for use on a plane.

Although, I wouldn't rule them out for travel. I have a pair of iSine 20 that I usually take with me if I want to the full on Headphone experience listening at the hotel but don't want to bring a large over ear + dac/amp. They pack up small and I get tremendous sound out of the Cipher and my iPhone.

I usually just pack another iem for the plane.

Completely agree, I travel with mine (and the Cipher) all the time but have something else for the plane. I've actually never tried the iSine20 on the plane but I can't imagine that will turn out well.

 

[aliquis]

This line of Audeze are not recommended for noise isolation, are they? I like to have a pair of iems for plane travel.

Etymotic.

 

[Seazer]

I haven't heard the isine series (I'm hoping to demo the isine20 soon though so once I do I will compare). But I did try the i3 last week (without cipher) and it sounded great. Extremely wide holographic sound, better bass than I expected. Very good imaging. Gives you the illusion that you are listening to speakers in front of you instead of iems. The guitar strumming on Pink Floyd's Welxome to the Machine sounded ultra realistic like they were in the room with me, and the soaring synths were sweet and addicting sounding. No harshness whatsoever for sure. More comfortable than expected too.

 

[clerkpalmer]

Just got my hot little hands on these. Listening now and I won't ever purport to be qualified to provide an audiophile review but I am seriously impressed. I am running the cipher cable, anker cable and tidal hifi and am loving life. I have previously owned isine10 and isine 20 but don't have any currently directly compare. The bass is seriously amazing without any additional EQ and they sound very smooth and dynamic with the cipher cable. Looking forward to impressions from others who are more qualified to comment and compare to the isine20.

 

[Chikolad]

I would love it if anyone could compare them with the EL-8C or the LCD-3

 

[natalieann]

Just got my hot little hands on these. Listening now and I won't ever purport to be qualified to provide an audiophile review but I am seriously impressed. I am running the cipher cable, anker cable and tidal hifi and am loving life. I have previously owned isine10 and isine 20 but don't have any currently directly compare. The bass is seriously amazing without any additional EQ and they sound very smooth and dynamic with the cipher cable. Looking forward to impressions from others who are more qualified to comment and compare to the isine20.

Is it worth the money to buy these if I already have the isine 20? Is there that much difference?

 

[clerkpalmer]

Is it worth the money to buy these if I already have the isine 20? Is there that much difference?

I'm only going by memory, but I would probably say no probably no not worth selling your 20s for a steep loss and buying the i3. That's not a knock on then i3 but the 20s are amazing in their own respect. I'm sure some direct comparisons will be coming soon.

 

[jooonnn]

I'm only going by memory, but I would probably say no probably no not worth selling your 20s for a steep loss and buying the i3. That's not a knock on then i3 but the 20s are amazing in their own respect. I'm sure some direct comparisons will be coming soon.

I picked up the isine 10s on b stock a while back, think these are likely a noticeable difference?

 

[clerkpalmer]

I picked up the isine 10s on b stock a while back, think these are likely a noticeable difference?

In short, yes.

 

[m8o]

[Tap tap tap ...] is this thing on? (lol)

A little concerned the new owners aren't posting here with glowing comments about the virtues of this new offering. I would like to live vicariously thru you.

 

[bryceu]

I got to listen to the LCD-i3 at the TSAV demo and the sound was impressive. Nice open stage, lots of detail retrieval all across the FR. Fit was terrible for me though as the over-ear supports were completely too large for my ears. I'm no expert in IEMs and my listening experience was limited to a handful of songs.

Compared to the Andromeda I found there to be noticeably less bass impact/punch and the Andro has an elevated mid-bass in comparison. Andromeda feels more visceral and engaging. The stage feels very ample on both Andro and i3 but overall openness definitely a plus for i3.

Cheers to TSAV and Audeze for hosting the event and allowing me to demo them!